FRISCO, Texas - Nicholls State University baseball outfielder
Xane Washington has been named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Washington set a new career-long with a 14-game hitting streak, batting .562 with nine hits which included two doubles and a homer to help the Colonels to a 4-0 week and their first series sweep of the season. The Houma, Louisiana native had at least two hits in all four games and finished with 10 runs scored and 7 RBIs. Seven hits came in the sweep of HCU where he had a 3-for-3 game, reaching base all five times Saturday with a homer, two walks, four runs scored, and three RBIs.
Washington also stole four bases for the week, totaled four walks, and finished with an impressive .682 on-base percentage.
An All-Southland selection last season, the honor is the first weekly award for Washington for his career.Â
ON DECK
Nicholls will head to Baton Rouge on Tuesday (April 25) to take on No. 1 LSU at 6:30 p.m. The Tigers defeated the Colonels earlier this month, 12-2, in seven innings.Â
